Cholinergic input is required during embryonic development to mediate proper assembly of spinal locomotor circuits

Neuron

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-49

  Myers, Christopher P ^a   Lewcock, Joseph W ^a   Hanson, M Gartz ^b   Gosgnach, Simon ^a   Aimone, James B ^a   Gage, Fred H ^a   Lee, Kuo Fen ^a   Landmesser, Lynn T ^b   Pfaff, Samuel L ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SPINAL CORD; VENTRAL ROOT;

EID: 16844372461     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.02.022     Document Type: Article

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